In 1983, when it closed its doors, Soule was the oldest and mostrespected business school in the South. Established in 1856,by Col. George Soule, it was known to generations of NewOrleanians as the preferred doorway to a business career.Accountants, business managers, executive secretaries --thousands of students who walked its halls went on tosuccessful careers, in the city and across the country.

The college's first home (pictured above) was a well-appointedbuilding across the street from Gallier Hall (used as City Hall atthe time) on St. Charles and Lafayette Street. In 1923, the schoolmoved to the Henry S. Buckner mansion on Jackson Avenue.

Col. George Soule, ca. 1860's

Ad on left, ca. 1885; ad above, ca. 1902

The photo above and the ones below were all taken at Soule's last home on Jackson Avenue.

Henry Sullivan Buckner made his fortune as a cotton factor. In the 1850's, he had thismansion designed and constructed on Jackson Avenue, with an idea of out-doing thefamous Stanton Hall plantation house in Natchez. The luxurious house has galleries onthree sides, 48 fluted columns and an unusual cast-iron fence in a honeysuckle design.